Imprimir Test: Characteristics of Life Practice Quiz ()

1.

When you step out into the cold, your body shivers in order to keep its temperature at 98.6F.

A.

All things are made of 1 or more cells

B.

All things need energy to survive

C.

All things respond to stimuli in their environment

D.

All things grow

E.

All things reproduce

F.

All things maintain a stable internal environment

2.

A baby song bird hatches from its egg with both parent songbirds watching.

A.

All things are made of 1 or more cells

B.

All things need energy to survive

C.

All things respond to stimuli in their environment

D.

All things grow

E.

All things reproduce

F.

All things maintain a stable internal environment

3.

A pill bug (roly poly) eats a carrot.

A.

All things are made of 1 or more cells

B.

All things need energy to survive

C.

All things respond to stimuli in their environment

D.

All things grow

E.

All things reproduce

F.

All things maintain a stable internal environment

4.

A camel has eyelashes that work to keep the dust and sand out of its eyes.

A.

All things are made of 1 or more cells

B.

All things need energy to survive

C.

All things respond to stimuli in their environment

D.

All things grow

E.

All things reproduce

F.

All things maintain a stable internal environment

5.

A caterpillar hibernates in a cocoon and emerges as a butterfly.

A.

All things are made of 1 or more cells

B.

All things need energy to survive

C.

All things respond to stimuli in their environment

D.

All things grow

E.

All things reproduce

F.

All things maintain a stable internal environment

6.

An amoeba is a unicellular organism. Which characteristic of life is this?

A.

All things are made of 1 or more cells

B.

All things need energy to survive

C.

All things respond to stimuli in their environment

D.

All things grow

E.

All things reproduce

F.

All things maintain a stable internal environment

7.

A tulip opens in the morning at sunrise and closes in the evening at sunset.

A.

All things are made of 1 or more cells

B.

All things need energy to survive

C.

All things respond to stimuli in their environment

D.

All things grow

E.

All things reproduce

F.

All things maintain a stable internal environment

8.

Over three years, Tim's height has increased from 5'4" to 5'11"

A.

All things are made of 1 or more cells

B.

All things need energy to survive

C.

All things respond to stimuli in their environment

D.

All things grow

E.

All things reproduce

F.

All things maintain a stable internal environment

9.

A sea worm drops its tail and the tail becomes a new worm.

A.

All things are made of 1 or more cells

B.

All things need energy to survive

C.

All things respond to stimuli in their environment

D.

All things grow

E.

All things reproduce

F.

All things maintain a stable internal environment

10.

An adult hydra is producing its offspring through budding.

A.

All things are made of 1 or more cells

B.

All things need energy to survive

C.

All things respond to stimuli in their environment

D.

All things grow

E.

All things reproduce

F.

All things maintain a stable internal environment

11.

The roots of a plant grow towards a source of ground water.

A.

All things are made of 1 or more cells

B.

All things need energy to survive

C.

All things respond to stimuli in their environment

D.

All things grow

E.

All things reproduce

F.

All things maintain a stable internal environment

12.

Over many hundreds of years, a population of rabbits living in the woods adapts to its surrounding with brown fur.

A.

All things are made of 1 or more cells

B.

All things need energy to survive

C.

All things respond to stimuli in their environment

D.

All things grow

E.

All things reproduce

F.

All things maintain a stable internal environment

13.

YOU are a multi-celled organism but an amoeba is a single celled organism.

A.

All things are made of 1 or more cells

B.

All things need energy to survive

C.

All things respond to stimuli in their environment

D.

All things grow

E.

All things reproduce

F.

All things maintain a stable internal environment

14.

Before a soccer game Charlie always eats a big dinner. Which characteristic of life does this face best describe?

A.

All things are made of 1 or more cells

B.

All things need energy to survive

C.

All things respond to stimuli in their environment

D.

All things grow

E.

All things reproduce

F.

All things maintain a stable internal environment

15.

Which of the following characteristics of living things best explains why birds fly south for the winter?

A.

All things are made of 1 or more cells

B.

All things need energy to survive

C.

All things respond to stimuli in their environment

D.

All things grow

E.

All things reproduce

F.

All things maintain a stable internal environment

16.

A gazelle running away from a hunting lion is an example of ____________.

A.

All things are made of 1 or more cells

B.

All things need energy to survive

C.

All things respond to stimuli in their environment

D.

All things grow

E.

All things reproduce

F.

All things maintain a stable internal environment

17.

Maintaining a stable internal environment.

A.

Homeostasis

B.

Metabolism

C.

Stimulus

D.

DNA

18.

The basic unit of life is called a (n)

A.

atom

B.

cell

C.

compound

D.

energy

19.

The process whereby an organism produces more of its own kind

A.

development

B.

adaptation

C.

homeostasis

D.

reproduction

20.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things?

A.

growth and development

B.

ability to move

C.

response to the environment

D.

ability to reproduce

21.

The study of life.

A.

biosphere

B.

DNA

C.

metabolism

D.

biology

22.

Signal that requires a response.

A.

metabolism

B.

stimulus

C.

bioshere

D.

DNA

23.

A single organism that produces offspring identical to itself.

A.

DNA

B.

asexual reproduction

C.

sexual reproduction

D.

metabolism

24.

Cells from 2 parents unite to form a new individual.

A.

asexual reproduction

B.

sexual reproduction

C.

biosphere

D.

stimulus

25.

An organism made of one cell is called

A.

unicellular

B.

multicellular

26.

Which one of the following is a characteristic of life?

A.

Growth

B.

Breathing

C.

Expelling toxins

D.

Photosynthesis

27.

Which one of the following is a characteristic of life?

A.

Photosynthesis

B.

Expelling toxins

C.

Breathing

D.

Adapting to your environment/ surroundings

28.

In order to be considered living an organism must have

A.

blood

B.

brains

C.

cells

D.

hair

29.

Rocks are not living because

A.

they never move

B.

they aren't needed for humans

C.

they are not made of cells

D.

they don't break down

30.

All organisms are made of...

A.

One cell

B.

Many cells

C.

All choices

31.

The smallest unit of life

A.

Organism

B.

Microorganism

C.

Cell

32.

Multicellular organisms grow by...

A.

Increasing the number AND size of their cells

B.

Increasing the size of their cells

33.

Single celled organisms grow by...

A.

Increasing the number AND size of their cells

B.

Increasing the size of their cells

34.

A signal in the environment that makes you react.

A.

stimulus

B.

registry

C.

reaction

D.

preparation